Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-20


drew for the sake OF harmony, and that b,
withdrew, notwithstanding a petition
signed by 800 voters begging him not Il
do 50.
In explanation of tine presentation by
him of the petition of the X. of L., he sale
he did so by request.
Mr.. SwITZER
followed Mr.. Lucas and spoke as follows
"MR. .PRESIDENr-Ia am not satisfied Will
the position in which l may seem to bt
placed. do not feel | would be doing
myself or other Democrats justice without
giving some of my motives and reasons fol
persisting in q course which many OF my
friends regret and consider unaccOuntable
to say the least. did not participate in
the Democratic caucus held on the 18th oi
January last because did not believe that
caucus would be deliberate body. They
had already made up and expressed theiI
opinions. | believe that by political
manipulations during our recent campaign
that caucus had in part long ago been
held. further believed that n man would
be selected by that caucus whom
| considered untitled by his interests and
connections to represent the people Of this
State. | submit to no party usage, care
not how time hOnored, that can he made
to bind me to do what | believe TO be un-
dOubtedly against the good OF the people.
Unequal and incompetent as | feel to the
task, am bound to consult my own con-
science and Judgment in the matter, and
then ii 20 wrong | have an answer and
defense good everywhere and for all time,
that thought | was right
Believing that the election Of Senator
Camden is strengthening the already too
strong, widening the gulf that too often
separates our representatives from the peO-
pie, barring to an extent the halls of Con-
grees against all except the wealthy; be-
lieying this could | Justify my vote for
Senator Camden on the ground of some
threatening danger overriding every con-
sideratiOn, rs Tor instance, danger from
our common enemy, the Republicans?
Feeling in this way, | sought this
Democratic minority which has been 50
cuSSed by many Democrats and caresSed
by many Republicans (and permit me to
say that the Republican caresSes are the
hardest to bear. AS | say | sought this
squad of black sheep, told them how !
looked at this matter, told them | had no
candidate in the race. that | joined them
with the express understanding that they
had no candidate, but that we all ought to
obtain the same object and were bound
together to vindicate and perpetuate il
possible what we conceived to DE
Democratic principles. | told them fur,
ther that whenever ii appeared that this
move was in the interest of any particular
person, or TO crafty any revengeiul feel
ing or disappointment that | was not one
of them.
II diSclaimed the rele of dictator to the
maioity, and told the minority also that
did not intend, so far rs | was concerned,
to allow the Republicans to help name the
man where the people had denied them
that right mt the polls. All
asked was an honorable compromise.
hoped that out of the many eminent men
in the State the majority might select one
upon whom all, ut least enough to elect,
might unite. So tar rs know this COM
pact has been scrupulOusly observed, and
! | now wish the minority to understand,
and the majority 10 understand that when
one article of that compact is broken that
! | know the way 10 the Democratic major
| ity rs water knows the way down hill by
the lay of the ground, and that after
dark"
ME-. M'CREERY
said that it had been reported to him that
the gentleman from Jefferson had bOlted
the Convention at Keyser, and since that
time the large Democratic majority in that
district had dwIndled down To almost
nothing.
Mr.. Lucas: After that time received
900 majority as an Elector i'll that dis
trict.
Mr.. McCreery: That was Mr.. Cleye-
lands popularity"
| Mr.. KIDD,
in again seconding the nomination OF
Senator Camden, said:
II had hoped, yea, almost prayed that
all discussion and strife might be healed
aud tnat the great Democratic heart Ut
this State would again beat in unison and
a Democratic Senator lie elected long he
tore this. 1t is no longer 4
fight against Camden or any
other Democrat. This fight is the
Democratic party or no Democratic party.
The question is shall the organization OF
the Democratic party be maintained?
have all my life been Democrat. | was
rocked in Democratic cradle. imbibed
the principles of true Democracy from the
hour of my birth, and it has grown as
have grown, and strengthened rs ] have
strengthened. and stand here to-day ad-
vOcating and fighting for what | have
always been taught to believe was the
time-hOnOred principle of that party, that
the will of the majority was the primary
principle of the Democratic party.
Il have been asked, when will the
! thirty.eight abandon their choice and elect
a Senator. speak for myself, now, and
hope speak for all, when say that il
this Joint assembly would meet day after
day would vote for the nominee of the
Democratic caucus until my voice became
too weak to utter the name, and then
would write it until my hand was 81
palsied that it would no longer hold the
} pen. have always in this contest sought
to be fair and honest.
why has the fight been made on Mr.
Camden? In answer TO that question
, will say that was nominated in my cOun'
~ without opposition and without any ell
fort upon my part, and it was known to
every man, woman and child that wa'
an advocate of Mr.. Camden's reelection "a
the United States Senate, and am here
; representing the feelings OF myself and my
own county. In 1850 WAS 4
delegate to the Congressional Con
veution at FairmOnt and cast the
vote of my county all day for Mr.. Martin,
was informed that the gentleman from
Jefferson and Judge HOge entered into an
unholy alliance, by which Judge Hogt
, was to have the nomination of the gentle
man from jefferson, was to succeed him
two years later
, Mr.. Lucas-''If it was charged then that
| entered into any unhOly alliance the
charge is false"
Mr. Kidd-"Well, | will say this: One
: of Mr.. Lucas friends said TO me in lSa-
that he knew a written bargain was made
} between the two men, because, he said,
he was present when it was drawn mp,
} signed and sealed -